Posted to TAMP to lose its tariff fixing role
(by
Joseph Fonseca)
on
January 9, 2013
Facing all round flak the government has finally decided curtailing the tariff fixing function of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP). This was one of the major decisions taken at the 14 Maritime States Development Council (MSDC) meeting of 8 January 2013. The Union Shipping Minister G.
Posted to Global Maritime Analysis with Joseph Keefe
(by
Joseph Keefe)
on
December 14, 2011
You have to ask yourself – what’s the hurry? The urgency with which the U.S. Department of Transportation and its usually ineffective Maritime Administration seem to be intent on reinventing the wheel on the campus of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is simply breathtaking.
Posted to Brazilian Subsea and Maritime News
(by
Claudio Paschoa)
on
November 10, 2010
Petrobras was recently upgraded to being the fourth largest energy company in the world, mostly due to the pre-salt fields and there is little doubt in the market that the company can continue climbing this ladder, possibly to the very top, in another decade.
Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
August 27, 2010
The Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) is a US Navy program, initiated in the early 1950’s, to track Soviet or other potentially hostile submarines. It consists of a series of hydrophones strategically placed on seamounts and continental slopes…
Posted to Marine Propulsion Report
(by
Keith Henderson)
on
April 20, 2010
The DNV Quantum report also considers many propulsion aspects that were not covered in our previous Quantum report, therefore we call this one Quantum 2. Conventional container ship designs usually go for maximum hull speed requiring highest practicable engine power.